U+I GETS COUNCIL SUPPORT TO TRANSFORM KENT SITE INTO THRIVING GREEN BUSINESS DISTRICT
New business community will be centred on sustainability and wellbeing The scheme will alleviate a severe shortfall in office and industrial space in the area Regeneration specialist U+I has been given support by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council to transform 30…
FREE MICROSOFT 365 SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR CHARITIES
Free Microsoft 365 subscriptions for charitable and not for profit organisations. As the current worldwide pandemic of Covid-19 continues to cause disruption and restrictions across the world charitable organisations across the UK face a challenging winter on top of what…
SELF EMPLOYED ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR INCOME SUPPORT SCHEME
Maidstone Borough Council is reminding anyone who is self-employed to apply for a second government grant from today Monday 17 August. The Self Employment Income Support Scheme, which is open for applications from today, allows individuals and partnerships whose work…
KENT BASED TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS SEES REVENUES UP BY OVER 50%
chilliapple, the web and app development agency in Edenbridge, is bucking the trend. Despite the pandemic and the challenges this has brought to the county, the company has experienced a dramatic uplift in demand for its services. COVID-19 has meant…
FORMER INTERNATIONAL AGENCY DIRECTOR SETS UP CONSULTANCY IN BROMLEY
Briggy Anderson, who formally headed up the consumer division at an international comms agency, has set up her own consultancy in Bromley. The newly founded agency, Phoenix Rose PR and Communications, offers public relations and communications for brands and businesses…
INDEPENDENT HOSPITALITY BUSINESS REOPENS TWO LOCATIONS WITH HSBC UK SUPPORT
Framptons, an independent café, bar and kitchen company, reopened two of its locations last month, following a six-figure loan from HSBC UK through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). Framptons has three locations across the south of England –…
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BROMLEY ACCOUNTANCY FIRM SECURES FIRST PERMANENT PREMISES
Kent-based accountancy firm, Adiva Accountants, has acquired its first permanent premises in Bromley after securing six-figure funding from NatWest. Previously located on Bromley High Street, the company has used a £456,000 funding package from the bank to purchase a 76…
DEADLINE ANNOUNCED FOR MAIDSTONE BUSINESSES TO APPLY FOR GRANTS
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is urging local businesses to apply for grants if they haven’t already as the deadline of Friday 28 August has been announced. The government provided MBC with £28m, and the Council has paid out 99% of…
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PLANNING SECURED FOR NEW 100,000 SQ FT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN TONBRIDGE
A joint venture (JV) between Chancerygate and Hines has been granted planning permission to speculatively develop a new 100,000 sq ft trade park on Vale Road in Tonbridge. Called Tonbridge Trade Park, the industrial and trade counter scheme will comprise…
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ITALIAN WINE IMPORTER LAUNCHES DOORSTEP DELIVERIES
One of the UK’s leading importers of Italian wine has launched a home delivery service to offer wine lovers access to the country’s finest wines at affordable prices. Westerham-based, family firm Vinissimo specialises in supplying small Italian restaurants across the…
KENT FIRM LEADS UK PARCEL INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM TO DELIVER COVID 19 TEST COLLECTION SUPPORT
Some of the leading players in the UK parcel industry have pooled their resources and expertise to manage the nationwide collection and delivery of Covid-19 home testing kits into testing laboratories. The test collection programme feeds into a study coordinated…
AMAZON AND ENTERPRISE NATION LAUNCH SMALL BUSINESS ACCELERATOR
Amazon and Enterprise Nation, the small business support network, are launching the Amazon Small Business Accelerator, a major support package for more than 200,000 small businesses and startups across the UK. Joe Jaques, Commercial Director at Jaques London, the oldest…
KENT AGENCIES ARE LEADING THE WAY WITH POST LOCKDOWN WORKING PRACTICES
At the start of 2020, hardly any of us could have anticipated how much our lives would change throughout the year. The rapid spread of coronavirus has seen countries around the world implement major changes to slow the spread of…
KENT PACKAGING COMPANY SUPPORTS FOOD INDUSTRY DURING COVID-19 WITH HSBC UK LOAN
The Alexir Partnership, a Kent-based packaging manufacturer serving the food industry, has secured a £750,000 loan from HSBC UK through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to support the company’s cash flow during the pandemic as well as a…
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SUCCESSFUL FUNDING ROUND FOR KENT TECH BUSINESS
Award winning mobile app Localise, recently announced the raise of half a million pounds in seed capital from private investors, during the most uncertain time in recent UK history. The funding during the COVID-19 pandemic, underpins the nation’s overwhelming desire…
MAIDSTONE FRUIT SUPPLIER GROWS GREEN CREDENTIALS WITH FUNDING FROM HSBC UK
Horticulture co-operative Berry Gardens has installed the biggest solar energy system of its kind at its headquarters in Linton, near Maidstone, thanks to a £780,000 Green Loan from HSBC UK. The location comprises of a 993KW Solar Array with over…
MAIDSTONE BOROUGH WELCOMES SHOPPERS BACK
Maidstone’s towns and villages have been welcoming people back to shops across the borough and is grateful for how people have been observing new measures put in place to keep everyone safe. In line with social distancing government guidance, Maidstone…
KENT TRAINING PROVIDER OFFERS SALONS HELPING HAND
Kent based hair, nails and beauty training provider – TNB Skills Training is offering support for hair and beauty salon owners to get back up and running again after lockdown. In the past few weeks TNB have been busy supporting…
SOLUTION FOR RETAIL FOOTFALL & CAPACITY MANAGEMENT LAUNCHED BY KENT DEVELOPER
A new system has been launched aimed at helping retail locations of all sizes manage their capacity following the lifting of Coronavirus lockdown restrictions in the UK. Requiring nothing more than the app being installed onto an iOS or Android…
KENT PRINTING COMPANY SECURES FUNDING FROM HSBC UK TO SUPPORT PPE DRIVE
The Delga Group, a leading supplier of print and packaging materials based across two sites in Medway, has secured a seven-figure loan from HSBC UK through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to provide stability to the company throughout…
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